Chandigarh, April 4 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday directed officials to prepare a drainage system proposal in Fatehabad district up to Rajasthan border to help farmers use rain water for irrigation purposes. Chairing a review meeting regarding cleaning of drains, canals, and water channels with officers of the irrigation, public health and local bodies departments here on Friday, Saini said that to deal with the issues of waterlogging in inhabited areas, proposals for new drainage projects should be prepared to overcome the problem. Officers of the irrigation department informed the CM that out of 425 short-term flood protection works, tenders for 250 have been finalised, and the remaining will be completed by the end of the month. The CM was further informed that in 87 urban local bodies, out of 2,382 drains with a total length of 2,655 km, cleaning of 1,116 km has been completed, and the remaining work will be finished by June. Similarly, the public health department will complete the cleaning of 100 km of drains across 85 cities by the end of May. Underlining the need to strengthen sanitation and drainage systems in rural areas, the CM also directed officers to ensure regular cleaning of village ponds and wastewater channels across the state. Chairing a review meeting of the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority, Saini said maintaining cleanliness in villages must be a priority. The officials were also directed to undertake beautification works around ponds to create clean and accessible spaces for villagers, including for morning and evening walks. CM Saini also directed that the entire process of approving residential and commercial building plans be made fully online in order to increase transparency, improve citizen convenience and reduce processing time. Chairing a meeting of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department, the CM said timelines should be clearly defined, apart from fixing accountability of officials to ensure timely approvals. Saini also reviewed various aspects of the "urban challenge fund" and the plans about the works to be undertaken in the state under this scheme....